oil plant at Leuna, and other objectives bombed by single 
      aircraft included anti-aircraft batteries at Heligoland, docks 
      at Cuxhaven, factories at Leipzig and a power station.
 
      During daylight on October l7th 5 Blenheims carried out day bombing 
      on various targets including an aerodrome in Holland.
 
      Owing to weather conditions all operations were canceled on night 
      of October 17th-18th.
 
      
 
 
3. 
German Air Force.
 
      Night of October 16th-17th (further reports) In the London area 
      casualties were approximately 46 killed and 209 injured. At Plymouth 
      some public utility services were damaged.
 
      Six Persons were killed and 19 injured at Liverpool.
 
      Daylight October l7th. Between 8.20 a.m. and 5 p.m. four major 
      enemy attacks on London were made by formations varying from 
      30 to 90 aircraft. Our fighter squadrons intercepted and only 
      elements of three of these raids entered the London area.
 
      The remainder turned back on reaching the eastern outskirts. 
      Bombs were dropped in the St. Pancras district of London and 
      other minor bombing was reported on the southeastern suburbs.
 
      Outside London high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped 
      at Canterbury and the Deanery amongst other house property was 
      damaged.
 
      During the night of October 17th-18th enemy activity was on the 
      usual scale, a total of about 250 aircraft being engaged out 
      of which 225 operated/